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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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